Nobuyuki HIRATA, Ph.D.in engineering

2011.06.10 Japanese

Present position

Head of CFD Research Group
Fluids Engineering & Ship Performance Evaluation Department
National Maritime Research Institute


Fields of interest

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Ship hydrodynamics, High speed craft

Personal history

1962.09
Born at Higashi-Sumiyoshi ward in Osaka city
1978.04 - 1981.03
Osaka Prefectural Sakurazuka Senior High School
1981.04 - 1985.03
Batchelor course, Naval Architects Dept., Osaka University
1985.04 - 1987.03
Master course, Naval Architects Dept., Postgraduate School, Osaka University
1987.04 - 2002.03
Ship Performance Division, Ship Research Institute
   [2001.04- National Maritime Research Institute]
1997.10
Dissertation PhD in engineering at Osaka University
1997.11 - 1998.10
Guest researcher in Norwegian University of Science and Technology(NTNU) 
2000.04 - 2001.03
Policy Bureau, Ministry of Transport
   [2001.01- Ministry of Land, Infrastracture and Transport]
2002.04 - 2011.03 Center for CFD Research, National Maritime Research Institute
2007.04 - 2008.03 Propulsors Research Group, Fluids Engineering Department, National Maritime Research Institute
2008.04 - 2009.08 Head of Propulsors Research Group, Fluids Engineering Department, National Maritime Research Institute
2009.08 - 2010.03 Head of Propulsors Research Group, Fluids Engineering & Hull Design Department, National Maritime Research Institute
2010.04 - 2011.03 Head of Propulsors and Ice Engineering Research Group, Fluids Engineering & Hull Design Department, National Maritime Research Institute
2011.04 - Present Head of CFD Research Group, Fluids Engineering & Ship Performance Evaluation Department, National Maritime Research Institute


Registered programmes

Primary Publications
  • Hirata,N. and Hino,T., "Numerical computations of ship flows in full scale", Proceeding of MARINE 2007, 2007.6
  • Hirata,N. and Kobayashi,H., "Ship flow computations for KVLCC2M", Proceeding of CFD Workshop TOKYO 2005, 2005.3
  • Hirata,N., "Comparison of genetic algorithm and gradient-based method applied to ship shape optimization", Journal of the Kansai Society of Naval Architects, no.237, 2004.3
  • Hirata,N. and Faltinsen,O., "Computation of cobblestone effect with unsteady viscous flow under a stern seal bag of a SES", Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol.14 no.7, 2000.10
  • Hirata,N. and Hino,T., "Flow computation around a tanker hull using modified Spalart-Allmaras model", Proceeding of CFD2000 in Gothenburg, 2000.9
  • Hirata,N., "A comparative study of zero- and one-equation turbulence models for ship flow", Journal of the Kansai Society of Naval Architects, no.234, 2000.6
  • Hirata,N. and Hino,T., " An efficient algorithm for simulating free surface turbulent flows around an advancing ship", Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Japan, vol.185, 1999.7
  • Hirata,N., "Study on the aerodynamic characteristics of a three- dimensional power-augmented ram wing in groud effect", Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Japan, vol.179, 1997.7
  • Hirata,N. and Hino,T., "Investigation of a three-dimensional power- augmented ram wing in ground effect", AIAA97-0822, 1997.1
  • Hirata,N., "Flow computation for complex configuration using multi-block technique", Proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Hydrodynamics (ICHD-96), 1996.12
  • Hirata,N. and Kodama,Y., "Flow computation for three-dimensional wing in ground effect using multi-block technique", Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Japan, vol.177, 1995.7
  • Hirata,N., "Simulation on viscous flow around two-dimensional power- augmented ram wing in ground effect", (in Japanese), Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Japan, vol.173, 1994.7

Contact

CFD Research Group
Fluids Engineering & Ship Performance Evaluation Department
National Maritime Research Institute

Address: 6-38-1, Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-0004, JAPAN
Email: hirata@nmri.go.jp
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